Rice an' Peas

Rice an' peas is a traditional Caribbean dish, done easy in a rice cooker, great for your ital-eating Rastafarian or vegan friends.

Ingredients

• 1 cup beans (kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans) (also known as "peas"), dried or canned
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 cup water

Steps

1. If using dried beans, cover them in water and soak for at least 8 hours.
2. Drain and rinse the beans (even canned beans) prior to use.
3. If using dried red kidney beans, boil briskly for 20 minutes, then drain again.
4. Add rice, beans, water, and coconut milk to a rice cooker. If using a programmable cooker, set to cook for brown rice. For an on/off cooker, turn it on.
5. In about 30 minutes your rice cooker will finish cooking the rice. Open, stir, and serve.

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Adapted from “Rice an' Peas” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.